Description THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE ELECTRIC LADYLAND EARLIEST WITH BLUE TEXT, AND DEFECT MATRIX STAMPING'S ALTERED BY HAND !!!! THIS IS THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE'S THIRD AND FINAL ALBUM, AND THE ONLY ALBUM BY THE BAND TO BE PRODUCED BY JIMI HENDRIX.THIS IS THE EARLIEST ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS WITH BLUE TEXT INSIDE THE GATEFOLD !!!! PLAYS WITH NO SERIOUS ISSUES AS YOU WILL SEE BELOW, AND COMES FROM MY PERSONAL VINYL COLLECTION, AND NO RESERVE !!!! DISCLAIMER :: ALL MY LP'S LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE ORIGINAL AND NOT FAKE OR COUNTERFEIT, AND ARE SOLD IN GOOD FAITH. THEY WERE BOUGHT ON THE DATE OF ISSUE. THANK YOU !! THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1968 ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS SIDE A :: 61300**8 A//1 :: SIDE D :: 61300*8 B//1 . SIDE B :: 61300*9 A//1 :: SIDE C :: 613009 (ETCHED BY HAND) B ***********//1 (STAMPED). SIDE A AND SIDE D ARE ON ONE VINYL, AND SIDE B AND SIDE C ON THE OTHER VINYL !!!! ON THE TRACK LABELS :: 613008/613009 . WITH INVERTED CAT NUMBERS ABOVE !!!!COVER :: ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED GATEFOLD WITH SOLID SPINE AND EDGES WITH A SMALL RUB ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND A SMALL RUB ON THE CORNERS. OF COURSE THE COVER WILL NOT COME WITH THE TINY BITS OF WHITE PAPER, THEY ARE THERE TO COVER UP THE NAUGHTY BITS, WHICH EBAY DO NOT ALLOW TO BE SHOWN. THERE IS NO LAMINATE LIFT, BUT THERE ARE SOME SMALL LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND A BIT OF FAINT RING WEAR SEEN ONLY WHEN THE COVER IS ANGLED A CERTAIN WAY UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT. INSIDE THE GATEFOLD THERE IS CLEAR CELLO TAPE THE FULL LENGTH OF THE INNER SPINE. NOT SURE WHY IT IS THERE AS THE SPINE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LOOKS FINE !!!! THERE ARE SOME LONGER LAMINATE CREASE LINES AROUND THE EDGES, AND SOME EAR SHAPED LAMINATE CREASE LINES TOWARDS THE OPENING EDGES. THE OPENING EDGES HAVE SOME LIGHT FEATHERING AND FOUR TINY TEARS ON THE BOTTOM OPENING EDGE. ALL SOUNDS A LOT, BUT IT STILL IS A VERY NICE SOLID PRESENTABLE GATEFOLD, AND WITH NOTHING ELSE, I WOULD GRADE :: VG+ . VINYLS :: THERE IS GOING TO BE LOTS OF INFORMATION ON THE DESCRIPTION, SO I HOPE YOU DO NOT FALL ASLEEP HALF WAY THROUGH, HA HA !!!! AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IT IS ALMOST AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK TO GET EVERY TICK OR BIT OF STATIC, BUT AS ALWAYS, I WILL BE AS HONEST AS I POSSIBLY CAN AND GET AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE CORRECT AUDIO DESCRIPTION FOR YOU......FIRSTLY THERE ARE NO SKIPS, STICKS OR JUMPS, AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MINOR AUDIO ISSUES, THEY STILL ARE A VERY NICE PAIR OF VINYLS TO LISTEN TO. SO HERE GOES, SO GRAB A COFFEE OR SOMETHING >>>>>>>>>>BEFORE I CARRY ON, PLEASE NOTE THAT SIDE 'A' AND SIDE 'D' ARE ON ONE VINYL, AND SIDE 'B' AND SIDE 'C' ON THE OTHER VINYL, THANK YOU !!!!SIDE A :: VISUALLY AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FINE WITH JUST A TINY SLIGHTLY FEELABLE SCUFF LINE AT THE VERY END OF THE LAST TRACK. UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND QUITE A FEW VARIOUS SIZED COSMETIC HAIRLINES, BUT NOTHING FEELABLE. NOW FOR THE AUDIO...TRACK 1 :: HAS A BIT OF LIGHT STATIC AT THE START ON THE QUIET INTRO .BIT OF FAINT STATIC BETWEEN TRACKS .TRACK 2 :: HAS A TINY BIT OF FAINT STATIC IN THE MIDDLE .TRACK 3 :: PLAYS FINE . TRACK 4 :: HAS TWO LIGHT TICKS AT THE START, A BIT OF FAINT STATIC A BIT FURTHER IN, THREE FAINT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE, AND A COUPLE OF FAINT POPS AT THE VERY END AND INTO THE RUN OFFS, WHICH IS CAUSED BY THAT SLIGHTLY FEELABLE TINY SCUFF LINE, MENTIONED ABOVE .SIDE D :: AWAY FROM BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL LOOKS FINE, AND WHEN HELD UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT AGAIN THERE ARE QUITE A FEW COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL ULTRA FINE LINES AND SOME VARIOUS SIZED COSMETIC HAIRLINES, AND AGAIN, NOTHING FEELABLE . NOW THE AUDIO .TRACK 1 :: PLAYS FINE .TRACK 2 :: PLAYS FINE .TRACK 3 :: HAS THREE VERY FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START .THERE ARE A COUPLE OF LIGHT TICKS BETWEEN TRACKS .TRACK 4 :: A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS AT THE VERY START ON THE INTRO . SIDE B :: NOW THIS VISUALLY IS SIMILAR TO SIDE 'D', BUT NOT AS MANY COSMETIC MARKS, SO UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT STILL SOME SLEEVE REMOVAL COSMETICS, SOME COSMETIC HAIRLINES, A COUPLE OF TINY COSMETIC MARKS, AND A SMALL VERY SLIGHTLY FEELABLE HAIRLINE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRACK 3, AND AS YOU WILL SEE HAS NO AFFECT ON THE AUDIO . SO NOW FOR THE AUDIO...TRACK 1 :: PLAYS FINE . TRACK 2 :: PLAYS FINE .TRACK 3 :: PLAYS FINE .TRACK 4 :: PLAYS FINE .TRACK 5 :: PLAYS FINESIDE C :: AS THE SAME AS SIDE 'B', UNDER BRIGHT LIGHT, SO SOME COSMETIC SLEEVE REMOVAL SPIDER WEB THREAD ULTRA FINE LINES, AND SOME COSMETIC HAIRLINES, BUT A COUPLE OF LONG COSMETIC FINE SCUFF LINES, AND THREE VERY TINY HARD TO SPOT SLIGHTLY FEELABLE MARKS. SO NOW FOR THE AUDIO..... TRACK 1 :: JUST SOME LIGHT STATIC AT THE START ON THE QUIET INTRO, AND THREE LIGHT TICKS IN THE MIDDLE .TRACK 2 :: HAS THREE FAINT TICKS AFTER THE START, TWO MORE A BIT FURTHER IN, AND ANOTHER THREE A BIT MORE FURTHER ON .TRACK 3 :: VERY QUIET TRACK AND HAS SOME FAINT BACK GROUND STATIC AND A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS. PLAYS FINE IN THE MIDDLE IN THE LOUDER SECTION, BUT THEN AGAIN SOME FAINT STATIC AND A COUPLE OF FAINT TICKS .SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, NOTHING SERIOUS ON THE VINYLS AUDIO WISE, AND REALLY IT IS SIDE 'A' AND SIDE 'C' WHICH HAVE ANYTHING OF NOTE. I WILL HAVE TO GRADE EACH SIDE INDIVIDUALLY, AS IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO GIVE BOTH VINYLS AN OVER ALL GRADE>>>SIDE A :: AUDIO GRADE :: VG+/EX- . SIDE D :: AUDIO GRADE :: EX/EX+. SIDE B :: AUDIO GRADE :: EX+ . SIDE C :: AUDIO GRADE :: VG . LABELS :: NICE AND CLEAN WITH JUST A COUPLE OF FAINT SPINDLE MARKS AT THE CENTRE SEEN UNDER BRIGHT, AND A FAINT NAME IN THE LETTER 'T' ON THE TRACK LOGO, SO :: EX/EX- .POLYLINED INNERS :: NO WRITING, OR SPLITS, JUST SOME AGEING AROUND THE EDGES, 'BRITISH PATENT NO 800513 & 973939' :: VG+ .SORRY IT HAS TAKEN SO LONG TO GET THROUGH, BUT AS IT IS SUCH A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER ALBUM, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I TRIED MY VERY BEST TO GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE DESCRIPTION. IT PLAYS VERY WELL AND AS DESCRIBED, AND I WOULD SAY TRACK 3 ON SIDE 'C' AS IT IS VERY QUIET HAS A BIT MORE GOING ON, BUT NOTHING THAT INTRUSIVE. THE COVER WITH THE BLUE TEXT ON IS A BIT ABOVE AVERAGE, SO STILL A SOLID PRESENTABLE COVER, AND NICE UN SPLIT POLYLINED INNERS.AS ALWAYS NO RESERVE AND JUST A £2.99 START PRICE, AND I WOULD ASK YOU TO READ THE DESCRIPTION THROUGH AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE NOT RAN OUT OF COFFEE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING FOR !!!! THANK YOU AS ALWAYS FOR YOUR TIME !!!!!! ROSE.IMPORTANT I ALWAYS POST THE NEXT DAY, APART IF IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY. PLEASE READ THE POSTAGE LABEL FOR THE DATE OF POSTING, AND YOU WILL SEE IT WAS POSTED ON TIME. IT IS THE POSTAL SERVICES AT FAULT, AND NOT MINE, AND DUE TO THIS I HAVE LOST MY 5 STAR POSTAGE RATING. THANK YOU !!!IMPORTANT SHIPPING COSTS INFORMATION BELOWFOR SHIPPING COSTS OVERSEAS, PLEASE LOOK AT MY POSTAGE JUST ABOVE THE PAYMENT OPTIONS, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE MAIN PHOTO ON THE LISTING, AND CLICK ON...SEE DETAILS...AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR COUNTRY, THANK YOU. I ALWAYS PACK WITH EXTRA STIFF CARD, BUBBLE WRAP, AND PROTECTED CORNERS !!!ALSO FOR OVERSEAS I ALSO PACK VERY WELL WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROTECTION FOR YOUR ALBUMS SAFETY IN SHIPPING, SO SINGLE ALBUMS WILL WEIGH OVER 500gms WHICH COSTS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN UNDER 500gms, BUT I AM SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR ALBUM IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN I PACKED IT !!! IF IT FALLS BELOW 500gms, I WILL REFUND YOU THE DIFFERENCE. I COMBINE SHIPPING, SO PLEASE ASK FOR PRICES!!!! PLEASE E MAIL ME FIRST IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT SHIPPING COSTS ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK, THANKYOU.IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT FIND !!!!!VINYL WILL BE PACKED SEPARATE FROM COVER IN PLASTIC SLEEVES, AND WILL BE PACKED BULLET AND POSTMAN PROOF.[[[[PLEASE NOTE IT IS £3.75 P&P ONLY IF YOU LIVE IN THE UK]]]] [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[PAY PAL ONLY PLEASE]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]] IF IN THE VERY UNLIKELY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH YOUR ALBUM PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL REFUND YOU. BUT I KNOW YOU WILLBE HAPPY !!! THANKYOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO BID.